Job Description:
Description:
Airbus started its digital journey. The objective being to transform the company and to prepare it for the future. This transformation includes new global governance, new ways of working and the implementation of digital business services and platforms. Skywise is an Airbus digital services company operated under Airbus India roof in Bangalore. Skywise is a leading flight operations specialist, operating as a wholly owned Airbus subsidiary. We provide comprehensive ground and onboard solutions designed to increase productivity for aircraft operators worldwide. We combine deep industry knowledge with an agile development culture to drive innovation in operational efficiency and sustainable aviation.
As a Software Engineering Manager (Backend chapter Leader) you will be responsible for driving technical direction and engineering excellence of our backend discipline within the dynamic Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment. Operating in a matrix structure, you will set the standard for code quality by defining robust design patterns and championing Non Functional requirements to ensure our software remains sustainable and scalable. You will balance the technical leadership with people management, empowering your chapter members distributed across various Scrum teams to deliver high-performing, secure, reliable and robust solutions.
This job offer is for a position based at the Airbus office in Bangalore.
Qualification & Experience:
We seek out curious minds. We value attention to detail, and we care deeply about outcomes. We’re looking above all for passionate people, eager to learn, willing to share, establishing innovative ways of working and influencing culture change, building high performance teams with deep technical knowledge.
Are you ready to share this exciting challenge with us?
Bachelor/Master Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or any relevant field with 12 to 15 years of overall experience
Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience managing people and leading technical excellence across distributed teams working for enterprise products
You will report to the Delivery Manager for Skywise, Asia within the Airbus India organization.
Core roles & responsibilities:
Technical Strategy: Define and maintain the backend technical vision ensuring alignment with broader architectural roadmap.
Standards and best practices: Lead the global “Community of practice” for backed engineering. Collaborate with the chapter leaders across the globe to have standard guidelines to deliver robust, reliable, scalable, secure customer products. Enforce coding and testing standards, security best practices, code review guidelines and testing protocols to ensure craftsmanship and consistency across all squads.
Architecture: Actively participate in architectural reviews. Balance feature delivery with long term technical health, advocating for the strategic reduction of technical debt and modernization of legacy systems.
Devops Mindset: Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines (eg. gitlab), Infrastructure as a code, Docker
Operational Excellence: Champion Grow the Business and Run the Business culture. Drive initiatives to improve high availability, observability (logging, tracing, metrics) and reliability of backend services.
Align engineering initiatives and objectives directly with the overall company strategic goals.
Ensure high standards are met, resulting in high-quality software deliverables that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.
Develop Competency: Direct the necessary development team training to ensure the team possesses the required skills for future projects.
Growth and mentorship: Drive performance review and career development conversations. Mentor engineers from junior to senior levels, helping them navigate technical and organization challenges.
Resource allocation: Collaborate with the ART Trio (PM/SA/RTE) to ensure the right engineers are deployed to the right squads based on the skills, business needs, individual growth goals
Psychological Safety: Foster an inclusive environment where engineers feel free to take calculated risks, speak up, constructively challenge each other to develop quality product and innovate.
Qualifications:
MUST Have:
Engineering Background: 6+ years of hands on software engineering experience in backend development C# / .NET with a deep understanding of distributed systems, software performance, databases concurrency and data structures.
System Design: Strong grasp of microservices architecture, REST APIs, ASP.NET Web API, AWS cloud-native principles. Ability to understand and review scalable systems design that can handle complex business logic.
Strong AWS experience to be able to lead the AWS chapter globally in the software factory for Skywise - also lead topics like FinOps, explore upcoming AWS features and suggest the improvements for our products
Management experience: 3+ years of experience directly managing engineers, including performance management, hiring, handling difficult conversations, conflict management.
Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for stakeholders and to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams.
GOOD TO HAVE
Experience with a matrix / SAFe organization: Proven ability to influence without absolute authority and navigate complex matrix structures where your direct reports work in different squads. Experience Operating within the SAFe setup.
Aviation domain knowledge: Understanding of Airline operations, specifically Operations Control, Flight planning, crew management. Experience building mission critical software where high availability and safety are non-negotiable.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus India Private LimitedEmployment Type:
Permanent-------
Experience Level:
ProfessionalJob Family:
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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of hands on software engineering experience in backend development
- Strong grasp of microservices architecture
- 3+ years of experience directly managing engineers
- Exceptional communication skills to translate technical concepts
Airbus Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive in several locations, including medical, dental, and vision options available from day one in the U.S. Access to life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance/wellbeing support adds breadth to the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is framed as a meaningful part of the package through plans such as a 401(k) with company matching in the U.S. These programs strengthen long-term financial security beyond base wages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are described as generous in some settings, including vacation availability from day one and extended holiday coverage. Flexible working arrangements and hybrid options further increase the perceived value of time-related benefits.
Airbus Insights
What We Do
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.
